Optimal Time Interval for Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Analysis of Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service Data

Purpose Pathologic downstaging of rectal cancer has been suggested to be associated with the time interval from chemoradiotherapy (CRT) completion to surgery. We aimed to evaluate the effect of this time interval for patients with rectal cancer on the pathologic response. Methods All patients with r...

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Main Authors: Min Jung Kim, Jin Suk Cho, Eun Mi Kim, Woo Ah Ko, Jae Hwan Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2018-10-01
Series:Annals of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2018-01-01.pdf